I finally joined the ranks of millions of others and bought a minivan. My wife was just as adamant as I was in not getting one, but the children have reached that stage where they pester each other to the point where we needed to separate them.
I'm going to really miss my GEO Metro. I loved that little car. Going to miss the MPG too. I'm going from 45 mpg to around 20.
We bought the vehicle from Viking Dodge in Crystal Lake. They had a "No Dicker Sticker". The base price was 19800 or so with the "No Dicker Sticker" of 14091. I tried some other dealerships and they couldn't match the price. So late Monday night, we got our finances in order and went to buy a car.
Everything went shiney until we got down to the numbers, where the rubber meets the road. The price that they gave me was the "No Dicker" price plus the transportation charge. Since that part was included in the original price, I argued that that should be included in the "No Dicker" price. After some arguement and my wife stating that "Take the 700 out or we are leaving", we got the price. It actually was quite a bit less but they didn't hand me the other receipt so I'm not sure what else they took off. Needless to say I'm not sure they were being too honest on the first pass. It pays to know your math. We left with a base model Dodge Caravan for 15,400. It doesn't have any extras but since the kids will more than likely destroy the van, no reason to get a lot of extras.
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